What better way to include broccoli into Indian cuisine than this wonderful combination of Broccoli with Chickpea Flour (Besan). The spiced chickpea flour lightly coats the broccoli florets in this recipe and provides great flavor and texture. Its a perfect way to get kids to enjoy the health benefits of broccoli.

gals are doing awesome job with once a week so far and creativity does take time and experiment of dishes…only if they approve of dishes then they post it! If I had my choice, I would like recipe once a day ! … but we are human and greedy, ….somebody might want twice a day since two big meals in a day!

anyways, gals, you are doing awesome job… I am a guy and have tried your recipes at my kids bday parties, thanksgiving dinners, other events and the reviews from everyone has been awesome… they think I am a whiz at cooking lol and should go on Master Chef…it should be you two try out for Master Chef … …

Yeah, bell pepper is a great option. I’ve made this with green onions too, it’s yummy.

R Reply:December 11th, 2011 at 10:32 pm

I tried with onions and it turned out yummy :->) Thanks SMTC and everyone else who responded with suggestions! As someone mentioned below, next time I am planning to add more besan to my dishes.

DR.BHARAT JOBANPUTRA Reply:December 31st, 2011 at 10:05 am

My mom used to make fenugreek leaf and besan sabzi but with little extra water.she also used to prepar s imeler sabzi with spring onion leaves and radish (muli) leaves.This used to make a good extra subzi.As you said brockly and besan subzy tests like brockly pakoda ,METHI leaves and besan also tests like methi pakoda.You can also prepare greated redish (white)and besan sabzi. I will ask my wife try brockly and besan.

Hi Hetal and Anuja
I just made this for lunch now… and it was awesome.
Thanks for a for a such a foolproof and healthy recipe.
Changes I made …..
- used frozen packaged broccoli florets instead of fresh – turned out just fine.
- I used 1 cup of began – so that I could get more besany bits
- omitted the asafetida and dry mango powder ( I’m a single guy – no exotic things in my kitchen …. yet!)
- threw in toasted coconut and sesasame seeds in the end (for more crunchy bits !!)

hi Hetal and Anuya, This recipe looks and even smells great ( I think )
Furthermore we can find this vegetable here easily and it is one of our favourite too. This is a different way of cooking it and very healthy too, I will try it tomorrow although I do not have asafoetida ,neither dry mango powder.But I hope it is still nice.Thanks again for showing us how nice can be adding a pinch of spice to our life¡¡¡¡

I want to say you guys are phenomenal and have been an inspiration to me! Please take the time to bookmark my budding blog, more so centered around a young Indian (Gujarati) girl’s perspective on Indian food, growing up in America!

That looks yummy! I will try it out…Just a suggestion could you guys please put up a video on SURTI UNDHIYO..there are loads of videos on the internet but I want to try the SMTC version…im sure thats gonna be the best version…I have received lots of compliments for every recipe i have tried from your website…Thank you so much guys!!

I tried this recipe over the weekend and loved it. It was a big hit with the hubby so will be making it quite often and the best part is that it is so HEALTHY!

One request, I recently had tandoori vegetables at a restaurant and loved it. It’s just like tandoori chicken but with veggies (cauliflower, broccoli, onions, all kinds of bell peppers). Please add this on your longgggg list.

This recipe looks like it will scale very well, important since I live alone and I’m always looking for easy ways to cook myself more veges. Think I’ll cut down on the cooking time, though. Broccoli should only take about five minutes total for just small florets.

Did you know that those stalks are tender and yummy? Just peel them and slice into planks. They take a little longer to cook than the florets so put them in a few minutes ahead.

I did not know about the stalks. Thanks for sharing it with others.
I hardly cook broccoli as I hardly had any good recipes and I do not like it raw. I am planning to try this recipe tonight and will use the stalks also.

I tried this recipe. It was just amazing!! Loved it! I am planning to cook this more frequently and with other veggies too. I think besan did the magic! Planning to have this as a snack also. Thanks to H&A and the person who submitted the recipe. Just great!!!

Hi Hetal and Anuja!
I tried this recipe this weekend for lunch and it turned out to be very delicious. Thanks to you guys for letting us know the use of broccoli in the Indian kitchen. I love your recipes..they are just great..good going

What is the definition of “Cup” in your recipes.
Can you be a little more specific. Because some recipes are so dependent on the right proportion of its ingredients that an incorrect assumption on the readers part will result in a poor outcome.

Hi Hetal & Anuja,
our family loves broccoli. This sounds like a tasty recipe, will sure try it out tonight.
I always makes broccoli yogurt curry and my 5 year old loves it….
here is the recipe.
cut and wash the florets. Microwave for 4-5 minutes(2 1/2 and 2) until tender. Once cool down prepare and add seasoning(thadka — with ginger,garlic,hing,green chillis,cumin,mustard,turmeric,salt,curry leaves) and pour 1 cup of yogurt and mix well. You can eat just like that(put less chillies) or can eat with rice or roti.

I made this with mirchi ka salan, coz he likes spicy dishes!! And he said he liked broccoli.. I was amazed

Thanks, for this lovely recipe!! I like it when we are able to use usual grocery store veggies. It’s hard to run to Indian grocery store for me each week, to get veggies. I am super glad I searched your website!!

Can I just say that I tried this for lunch today and it was AWESOME! I’m a big broccoli fan, so I’m always looking for quick and easy recipes using this amazing vegetable and this one was super easy and very tasty!

I can’t thank you enough for this yummy recipe! It has made us look forward to eating broccoli rather than trying to include it in our diet for the health benefits alone. Our Indian taste buds are satisfied

I love your website and keep trying your recipes. I have been looking for some soup recipes but could not find any good ones. Could you please share the recipe of vegetarian broccoli soup and cream of potato soup.

This recipe has become our family favourite! every visit to the grocery store, i make it a point to buy broccoli and even my 3 year old daughter loves this preparation with her chapatis. I am a big fan of your recipes and have tried quite a few other ones, nankhatai and bhaturas are a big hit too:)

Thanks a million for this recipe. After landing for 7-years in canada, I don’t how to use this broccoli. But after seeing your demo, I buy about 4 bunches a week and cook twice a week. This broccoli has become our family favorite now. You guys just rock!

First I want to thank you so much for your effort in teaching us all these delicious indian recipes. My daughter and myself are trying to eat more vegetables and less meat and thanks to you we are suceeding.
My daughter has a lot of food allergies ( chickpeas,lentils,peanuts among others) and I was wondering if I could substitue the chickpea flour in this dish with something else.
Thank you again,
Carmen

I read this recipe and have yet to try it out. However, I have a question. Shouldn’t besan flour be roasted first (with or without oil?) so that it kills any micro-organisms in it? 5 minutes on the stove after sprinkling besan, still keeps it raw, I think.

Hi Hetal n Anuja ,
Thanks for the recipe . It turned out really gud. I made a bit of variation . I used half the qty of besan n haif of rice flour ( as my hubby is not much for besan ) I also added a bit of olive oil where u added water . It turned out nice n crispy. Thanks again.

Hi gals. I have never tried these broccolis since I had no clue as to what to prepare with these green flowers. I bumped into these recipes & found it very interesting since I love anything that has to do with besan. Good idea to make this veg appealing ! I’d certainly try this out. I appreciate your innovative minds. God bless you.

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